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GSI Ethics Online Course
Course Overview and Objectives
Enrollment Instructions
Online Ethics Course: Frequently Asked Questions
Sexual Harassment / Sexual Violence Prevention Training: Requirements for Graduate Students
Ethics Course Annotated Campus Resource List
Workshops, Seminars, & Institutes
Workshops on Teaching
Credit Courses Offered by the GSI Center
Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty
Certificate in Teaching & Learning
Certificate Program Requirements
Required Workshops
Qualifying Pedagogy Seminars
Classroom Teaching Observation for the Certificate Program
Mid-Semester Teaching Evaluation for the Certificate Program
How to Check Your Certificate Progress
Frequently Asked Questions about the Certificate Program
Enroll in the Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Grant Programs
Course Improvement Grants for GSI-Led Sections
Grants to Support Departmental GSI Programs
The How Students Learn Project
The How Students Learn Working Group and Speaker Series
Applying the Research to Teaching
Select Bibliography on How Students Learn
About the How Students Learn Project
Language Proficiency Program
How to Satisfy the Oral English Proficiency Requirement for a GSI Appointment
Language Proficiency Questionnaire
The Oral Proficiency Test (OPT)
Oral English Proficiency Testing: Frequently Asked Questions
Oral English Proficiency Testing: Key Deadlines for Students and Departments
Support for Multilingual Students
Consultations with GSI Center Staff
Consultations for Graduate Students
Consultations for Faculty Members and Departments
Award Programs
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award
Teaching Effectiveness Award for GSIs
Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs
Teagle Foundation Award for Excellence in Enhancing Student Learning
Awards for GSIs and their Faculty Mentors: Frequently Asked Questions
Teaching Guide for GSIs
Pre-Semester Preparation
Communicate with Faculty, Fellow GSIs, and Staff
Create a Section Syllabus or Information Sheet
Get to Know Your Office and Classroom
Consider Your Tone with Students
Plan the First Day’s Session
Starting Conversations in Office Hours
Time Management Strategies
Inclusive Teaching
The Role of GSIs in Fostering Inclusion
Exclusion at the Classroom Level
Best Practices for Fostering Inclusion at the Classroom Level
Exclusion at the Individual (Student) Level
Best Practices for Fostering Inclusion at the Individual (Student) Level
Inequality in the Broader Social Context
Best Practices for Addressing Inequality and Crises in the Broader Social Context
Invitation to a Community of Practice
Teaching Discussion Sections
Creating Community Agreements
Classroom Activities
Group Work
Group Work: Techniques
Group Work: Design Guidelines
Encouraging Participation
Discussing Traumatic Events and Sensitive Content
Teaching Discussion Sections: Additional Resources
Facilitating Laboratory Sections
Pre-Lab Assignments
The Pre-Lab Introduction
During and After the Lab
Asking Effective Questions
Managing Lab Partners and Groups
Teaching Reading & Composition
What Is R&C About?
Course Design for R&C
Engaged Reading
Leading Generative Discussions
Teaching Composition Skills
Handbooks and Guides for Students
Teaching R&C: Additional Resources
Evaluating & Improving Your Teaching
Five Ways to Improve Your Teaching
Conducting a Midterm Assessment
Working with Student Writing
Creating Writing Assignments
Guiding Research Papers in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities
Drafts, Edits, Revisions
Grading Essays
Working with the Writing of Multilingual (“ESL”) Students: Frequently Asked Questions
Time Management Suggestions for Grading Student Writing
Working with Student Writing: Additional Resources
Teaching Critical Reading
Guiding and Motivating Students
Critical Reading in the Natural Sciences
Critical Reading in the Social Sciences
Critical Reading in the Humanities
Developing a Reading Heuristic or Guide for Students
Creative Approaches: GSI Award Essays on Teaching Critical Reading
Grading Student Work
Before You Grade
Grading Rubrics
Grading and Time Management
Calculating Grades
Communicating with Students about Their Grades
Grading Student Work: Additional Resources
Academic Misconduct: Cheating, Plagiarism, & Other Forms
Defining Academic Misconduct
Factors that Can Contribute to Academic Misconduct
Cheating
Plagiarism
If You Encounter Academic Misconduct
Student Academic Misconduct: References and Resources
Teaching with Technology
bCourses as an Online Home for Your Classroom
Technology in the Classroom
Communication, Collaboration, and File Storage Tools
Grades and Record-Keeping
GSI Examples
Using Third-Party Technology
Social Media and GSI-Student Boundaries
Deciding What to Use
Resources and Support
Learning: Theory & Research
Overview of Learning Theories
Behaviorism
Cognitive Constructivism
Social Constructivism
Neuroscience and How Students Learn
Cognitive Science: Memory and Learning
Anthropology: Situated Learning in Communities of Practice
Psychology: Motivation and Learning
Education: Organizing the Learning Process
Education: Learning to Think in a Discipline
Fostering Your Professional Development
From GSI to Professor
Developing a Teaching Portfolio
Writing Letters of Recommendation
Campus Resources for Teaching & Learning
GSI Online Library
Award-Winning GSI Teaching Ideas
Topical Index to Teaching Effectiveness Award Essays
Language & Teaching Resources for International GSIs
How Students Learn
Workshop Handouts & Videos
GSI Teaching Gallery
Faculty Talks on Teaching for GSIs
Faculty Resources
Teaching with GSIs
GSI Mentoring for Remote Instruction
Ideas from Faculty on Working Effectively with GSIs
What Good Mentoring Looks Like to a First-Time GSI
Working Well with GSIs: Suggestions from Experienced GSIs
Conducting Productive Classroom Observations of GSIs
Annual Faculty Seminar on Teaching with GSIs
Support for Pedagogy Courses for First-Time GSIs
Graduate Council Requirements for GSI Pedagogy Courses
Relationship of Pedagogy Course to Teaching Conference and Online Ethics Course
Needs of First-Time GSIs
Learning Outcomes for 375 Courses
Best Practices for Pedagogy Courses for First-Time GSIs
Advice from Other Faculty Members
Selected Resources for Syllabus and Course Design
Speakers Bureau for 375 Pedagogy Courses
Pedagogy Course for GSIs: Sample Syllabi
Faculty Advisers for GSI Affairs & Professional Developers of GSIs
Faculty Advisors for GSI Affairs: Roles and Responsibilities
Steps Faculty Advisors for GSI Affairs can Take to Support GSIs and Faculty Members
Departmental Reviews: Assessing Departmental Efforts to Mentor GSIs
Core Policies Related to GSIs
Graduate Council Policy on Appointments and Mentoring of GSIs
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